General Politics Discussion

[tomh009]

I think it's a real shame that none of our politicians are talking about PR, especially since we can all clearly see what is happening south of the border. It really shows how selfish and short sighted the political class is since they are willing to roll the dice on this dangerous stuff for their own gain.

I also think that simplicity is VERY important, so STV is my choice. I think our riding-based system has some value (considering the political stability of the UK and Canada for hundreds of years) and STV/ranking is a great way to even it out a bit but not rock the boat too much.

MMP would be a nice compromise and works well in NZ. We could still have an MP Kitchener (but maybe only one) and then there would be a pool of provincially-elected MPs based on the percentage of party vote.